Interchange2 WorkbookAnswers

Exercise 8 
1. The Montjuic Tower in Barcelona was designed by 
Santiago Calatrava.
2. Four offi cial languages are spoken in Switzerland.
3. In South Korea, a lot of people are employed in the 
automobile industry.
4. Malaysia is governed by a prime minister.
Exercise 9 
A 
1. What was invented by Alexander Graham Bell?
2. Where is Acapulco located?
3. When was Santiago, Chile founded?
4. What is grown in Thailand?
B 
1. Do you know where the Golden Gate Bridge is located?
2. Can you tell me who Don Quixote was written by?
3. Do you know when antibiotics were fi rst used?
4. Could you tell me who the tea bag was invented by?
Exercise 10 
1829 was established
1863 was opened
1964 was introduced
1990 was reached
1995 were tested
2006 was fi nished
2011 was reduced

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12 It s a long story.
Exercise 1 
2. Peter was studying/was reading when the fire alarm 
went off.
3. The Mitchells were watching television/a movie when the 
fire alarm went off.
4. Isabella and Carlos were playing chess/a game when the 
fire alarm went off.
5. Mr. Yang was cooking when the fire alarm went off.
6. Paula was talking on the phone when the fire alarm 
went off.
Exercise 2 
Answers will vary.
Exercise 3 
Matt: How did you get your first job, Sonia?
Sonia: Well, I got a summer job in a department store while I 
was studying at the university.
Matt: No, I mean your first full-time job.
Sonia: But that is how I got my first full-time job. I was 
working during summer when the manager offered me a job 
after graduation. 
Matt: Wow! That was lucky. Did you like the job?
Sonia: Well, I did at first, but then things changed. I was 
doing the same thing every day, and they weren t giving me 
any new responsibilities. I was getting really bored when 
another company asked me to work for them.
Exercise 4
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
2. I saw an old friend last week while I was running.
3. My car was giving me a lot of trouble, so I took it to a 
mechanic.
4. Coffee arrived while I was talking on the phone.
Exercise 5 
A 
Answers will vary. Possible answers: 
She sings in many languages. / She sings very well. / She 
sang in the film Frida.
B 
1. False. Lila s father was a professor of art and film.
2. True
3. False. She wrote a musical based on the book.
4. False. She learned to sing from listening to her mother.
5. True
Exercise 6 
A 
2. Carrie and Alex have been going to graduate school 
since August.
3. Tom has been studying Chinese for a year.
4. Linda has not been teaching since she had a baby.
5. Lori has not been living in Los Angeles for very long.
6. Luis and Silvina have been traveling in South America for 
six weeks.
B 
Answers will vary.
Exercise 7 
Mark: What have you been doing lately?
Andrew: I ve been working a lot and trying to stay in shape.
Mark: Have you been jogging?
Andrew: No, I haven t been jogging. I ve been playing tennis 
in the evenings with friends.
Mark: Really? Have you been winning?
Andrew: No, I ve been losing most of the games. But it s fun. 
How about you? Have you been exercising?
Mark: No, I haven t been getting any exercise. I ve been 
working long hours every day.
Andrew: Have you been working on weekends?
Mark: Yes, I ve even been working on weekends. I ve been 
working Saturday mornings.